Simon Trew

Simon Trew (born 1965) is a British military historian and author, specialising in D-Day and the Normandy Campaign. Trew served as a senior lecturer in the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst for nearly three decades, also serving at times as deputy and acting head. Trew has been featured in various television historical documentaries and live broadcasts, and has received a nomination for an Emmy award in 2009 for his contributions as a historical consultant.

Early life and education Born in 1965, Trew earned a First Class Honours Bachelor's degree in International Relations from Keele University in 1986, before completing his PhD in History in 1992. His doctoral dissertation No Pity Distilled: Britain, Mihailovic and the Chetniks, 1941-2 focused on British relations with the Yugoslav Chetnik resistance movement during the Second World War.

Career Trew lectured at the University of Keele before joining Royal Military Academy Sandhurst where he served as a senior lecturer in the Department of War Studies from 1993 to 2022. Trew has made numerous appearances in television historical documentaries and live broadcasts, including the BBC's commemorative anniversary broadcasts from Normandy.

In 2004, the 13-part series Battle Zone Normandy, that he edited and contributed to, was selected in The Times D Day: Essential reading by the organisers of the Imperial War Museum’s D-Day exhibition. In 2009 he was nominated for an Emmy award for his work as historical consultant on the BBC documentary D-Day: The True Story of Omaha Beach.

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With Stephen Badsey: In: In:

With Bob Carruthers: With Gary Sheffield: As editor: As editor:

Television appearances BBC Timewatch Bloody Omaha: with Richard Hammond BBC One Britain at War - The Road To Victory